The Trustee Period of
Colonial Georgia
People and Events
GPS SS8H2b
Evaluate the Trustee Period of Georgia’s
colonial history, emphasizing the role of
the Salzburgers, Highland Scots,
malcontents, and the Spanish threat from
Florida.
Essential questions?
Other than founder, James Oglethorpe, what other
individuals influenced the establishment and
development of Georgia’s colonial society?
Which cultural groups affected the Georgia colony
and what were their contributions?
CULTURAL
GROUP
ARTISANS
JEWS
SALZBURGERS
MORAVIANS
HIGHLAND
SCOTS
AFRICANS
REASON TO
ORGINAL
COME TO GA HOME
CONTRIBUTIONS
TO GA COLONY
I. Artisans (craftsmen)
Reason—land and new opportunity (few
were Debtors)
From – England
Contributions–
**most of first settlers, prepared Savannah
by clearing land, cutting down trees, and
helping to build permanent homes
**started a variety of businesses in colony
Questions from Georgia Stories Video
What tasks did the colonist have to do?
What attracted individuals to come to
Georgia?
What hardships did the first colonists have
to endure?
II. Highland Scots
Purpose– obtain land and opportunities
From—Scotland
Contributions– founded town of Darien;
Fought bravely at Battle of Bloody Marsh;
Most were involved with Malcontents
(opposed the rule of Trustees)
Questions from Video on Highland Scots
Who owned the land that the Scots worked on
when they lived in Scotland?
How were the Highlander fighters similar to Native
American warriors?
What were the roles that women played when their
husbands left the colony to fight the Spanish?
III. Jews
Purpose– religious freedom
From– Portugal
Contributions– one member, Dr. Sam
Nunis, helped heal colonists suffering
from malaria; provide more men for
depleted militia; oldest congregation in
Georgia
Questions from video on the Jewish Congregation
What options were given to the Jews in Spain and
Portugal?
What choices did the Jewish people make?
Why did the Jews arrive in Savannah “just in
time?”
IV. Africans
Purpose—forced, enslaved
From– western coast and interior of Africa
Contributions– carried African culture to
New World; incorporated knowledge into
tools, stories, and songs;
Questions on video on Africans?
Even though they struggled being slaves, what did
Africans pass onto the next generations?
What were some of the skills from Africa?
What part of Africa were most slaves in Georgia
originally from?
What did African slaves used in place of drums
that were forbidden by their owners?
V. Salzburgers
Purpose– Religious freedom
From– Austria
Contributions– built first settlement outside
of Savannah (New Ebenezer)
opposed slavery
Questions from video clip on Salzburgers
How did the Salzburgers make it from
Austria to Georgia?
How did they first view Georgia when they
first arrived?
What opportunities did the Salzburgers
realized they had in Georgia and not in
their own country?
What events ruined the town of New
Ebenezer?
V. Moravians
Purpose– missionary work, convert Native
Americans
From– Bohemia (present-day Czech
Republic)
Contribution– allowed women to be
ministers and hold religious offices
Malcontents
• Blamed economic problems on regulations
of Trustees
• Saw prosperity of South Carolina and
wished to have large tracts of land (over
500 acres), rum, and slaves
• Colonists divided and many left the colony
• From 1743 to 1752, James Oglethorpe did
not return and regulations were repealed
War of Jenkins's Ear
• Oglethorpe led force of 2,000 settlers and
Native Americans into Florida
• 1740 beaten back at St. Augustine
• Fort Frederica
• July 1742 Battle of Bloody Marsh
What were the accomplishments
and failures during the Trustees
period? ( see page 128)
Accomplishments
Failures
Review SS8H2
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Why was Georgia different from other
colonies?
How did Georgia help the English colonies?
Evaluate James Oglethorpe’s leadership
What were some of the colonies struggles?
Why did the trustees eventually lose their
charter?